Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not containing or crossed by any roads.
  • adjective Forbidden by law to contain or be crossed by any roads or to be entered by any vehicles.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Destitute of roads.

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  • adjective Lacking roads.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lacking pathways

Etymologies

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From road +‎ -less.

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Examples

  • Bulls in roadless country at higher elevations often feed in open timber during moderate weather.

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  • Cancun was founded in roadless jungle in 1971 with a $27 million loan from the Bank for International Development arranged by Banco de México, which promoted the creation of tourism resorts as a means of earning foreign exchange.

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  • Cancun was founded in roadless jungle in 1971 with a $27 million loan from the Bank for International Development arranged by Banco de México, which promoted the creation of tourism resorts as a means of earning foreign exchange.

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  • Vilsack said last month that his interim directive provided clarity to help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.

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  • USDA will use the year to develop a national long-term roadless policy.

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  • The new directive will ensure that the administration can consider activities in the affected areas while long-term roadless policy is developed and court cases move forward, he said.

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  • Vilsack said his interim directive will provide clarity that should help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.

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  • Vilsack said his interim directive will provide clarity that should help protect national forests until the Obama administration develops a long-term roadless policy.

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  • "This interim directive will provide consistency and clarity that will help protect our national forests until a long-term roadless policy reflecting President Obama's commitment is developed," Vilsack said in a statement.

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  • The new directive will ensure that the administration can consider activities in the affected areas while long-term roadless policy is developed and court cases move forward, he said.

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